Restaurant Story

About Restaurant Story

Restaurant Story is a single player and multiplayer management game. It was developed by Storm8 Studios and was released on October 14, 2010. It received neutral reviews from players.

Cook in & design your dream restaurant in this thrilling cooking game!

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54%Audience ScoreBased on 980 reviews

story21 positive mentions

monetization156 negative mentions

Addictive and relaxing gameplay with plenty of options to decorate and customize your restaurant.
Nostalgic experience for longtime players with food cooking and goal challenges that engage creativity.
Community aspect allows interaction with neighbors and gifting, enhancing social play.

Frequent game glitches including food disappearing, out-of-sync errors, and progress resets frustrate players.
Notifications for food readiness and tips are often broken, causing spoiled food and lost income.
Intrusive and frequent ads disrupt gameplay; watching ads for free gems and speeding cooking often doesn't work, limiting progress without purchases.

story
191 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11% positive mentions, 84% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is nostalgic and initially engaging, with fans appreciating the creative cooking and customization elements over many years. However, users frequently encounter repetitive and intrusive quests often unrelated to the main gameplay, such as promoting other games, alongside numerous bugs and glitches that disrupt mission completion and progress. While the core concept remains enjoyable, outdated features, insufficient updates, and aggressive advertising have diminished the overall experience.
- “I love this game! I always come back to it, it's like my comfort game. I am 16 and I've been playing it since I was 10 on and off, but it's so great and fun. I also love the game Bakery Story; it's the same thing but with desserts, and I always go back to it as well. I highly recommend both games as I love them so much; it brings back so many memories.”
- “I highly recommend these story games. I have been enjoying playing Restaurants, Bakeries, and Farms (story) for over 10 years.”
- “I am a big fan of Restaurant Story. I have been playing this game for years. Fun for decor and different dishes, all about business. Thanks for this game. The more you go and add tips and meet others in the community and add neighbors, get creative! Let's go!”
- “The game was great as far as graphics and familiarity... but there is no actual task, nothing to do; it is ridiculously boring. For example, I currently have 20 goals and 19 of those are me wasting space and time to download another game?! I get that ads are needed for the game to be free, but come on... you have more quests for downloading another game as if your game is the new app store, and it hasn't been updated since November 2017.”
- “I've been playing these games from the creator off and on for the last 10 years, but I know that they don't do any more updates, which is fine, but there are still bugs in this game because these games are not made for newer phones. Please fix the bugs that are in these games from Restaurant Story to Fashion Story, because otherwise just get rid of the games altogether since they are that old, and there's no way that I'm willing to put money into these games in their current state.”
- “I've been playing for years and every time I open either Bakery or Restaurant Story I have to bypass the old goals that I failed. Being at level 99, I'm having to click OK and close the windows that pop up about 500 times, and it's extremely annoying to the point where I don't want to play.”
monetization
169 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6% positive mentions, 2% neutral mentions, 92% negative mentions
Monetization in the game heavily relies on frequent and often intrusive ads, including pop-ups promoting other games, which many users find overwhelming and disruptive to gameplay. Additionally, the functionality to watch ads for free gems or to speed up cooking is frequently reported as broken or inconsistent, especially on Android devices, leading to frustration. While some players understand the need for ads, the lack of a paid option to remove them and persistent technical issues negatively impact the overall experience.
- “One of the best games I have known in my life: no glitches, no in-app purchases, no fraud. The game lets you do everything you want with your restaurants. There are ads but not many and they are not very annoying. Also, there is a guide in the help/FAQ section that answers questions about gameplay and accidental purchases. Would definitely recommend!”
- “A super good game with no ads, just pure online indulgence.”
- “Pretty good game, no ads.”
- “The constant pop-ups advertising other games don't make for an enjoyable experience either.”
- “The ads never load for gems or to speed up the cooking time as posted.”
- “Too many ads pop up throughout the game, many of which plant themselves as a goal, which wouldn't be so bad if they didn't swamp your actual goals!”
stability
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 2% neutral mentions, 98% negative mentions
The game is plagued by frequent glitches and bugs, causing freezes, lost progress, incorrect charges, and unresponsive features across platforms, which severely hinder gameplay and frustrate users. Many players report food and currency disappearing, mission failures due to glitches, and game crashes, with little to no technical support or fixes provided. Overall, stability issues are a major drawback, overshadowing the game's enjoyment.
- “Glitches and slow play on Android made the game virtually unplayable.”
- “Since the introduction of ads, every time an ad finishes, my game freezes and I have to completely close out and open again to get the game to work again.”
- “The game glitches a lot sadly, with frequent freezing and food disappearing or not cooking properly, making it frustrating to play.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions
User opinions on the graphics are mixed, with some praising the visual design and creativity, while others criticize outdated, poor-quality, or buggy graphics. Several users express nostalgia for earlier versions with cuter, more appealing visuals, and suggest improvements or updates are needed. Overall, the graphics are seen as a key aspect influencing the game's enjoyment, but they currently receive both admiration and disappointment.
- “The graphics are really nice and designers do great work.”
- “For the food lovers, you should definitely play this game as the visuals are phenomenal!”
- “Great app, great graphics, great gameplay.”
- “I'm having issues with the graphics; everything is mixed up. Sometimes food doesn't appear, or it appears as something else (e.g., I cook shrimp kabobs, but when I serve them, they appear as chicken or don't appear at all). The same happens with counters, tables, and chairs.”
- “Cafe World, honestly, I miss the original because the graphics were much cuter and the characters were actually really adorable. These new mobile versions are honestly disappointing.”
- “Graphics are way outdated and generic.”
gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, easy to control, and reminiscent of classic restaurant simulation games, with added social features enhancing decision-making. However, frequent ads and some gameplay mechanics, such as unrelated challenges and limited progression impact, detract from the overall experience. Additionally, issues like bugs, lack of meaningful updates, and difficulties with account login contribute to user frustration.
- “Fun gameplay experience, easy to control and setting is sufficient.”
- “The added help of neighbors makes the gameplay interesting because I try to make the best decision when choosing their daily gifts.”
- “The game's mechanics are very simple and aren't time-consuming.”
- “The game is largely pointless. Setting up and running the restaurant gets you almost no points. To unlock or expand anything, you have to complete in-game challenges that are unrelated to the gameplay. The things you get from that only grow the restaurant, which does nothing.”
- “Too many ads from this greedy company spoil the gameplay.”
- “The game mechanics could be better.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is time-consuming and can feel tedious, especially when farming gems or adding neighbors. However, players who enjoy grinding mechanics are likely to find it satisfying.
- “Another really irritating thing about this game is I spent weeks 'farming' gems by completing dish levels till I'd got about 40.”
- “Adding a neighbor is very tedious.”
- “Scrolling through to find what you want is tedious to say the least.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Users report that the music in the game frequently stops or becomes distorted, leading many to turn it off. Additionally, there are issues with ads not functioning properly, which affects both music playback and in-game rewards.
- “The music will just stop randomly and it'll go silent.”
- “I had to turn off game music because it was distorted, not working.”
- “The music is distorted and not working properly, requiring players to turn it off.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users find the frequent popups interruptive and emotionally frustrating, especially since they appear directly where they are touching the screen, disrupting immersion and gameplay flow.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users indicate that the game's optimization has declined, leading to issues with performance and push notifications that previously worked smoothly.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users express frustration rather than amusement regarding the game's humor, indicating that attempts at humor may feel insincere or overshadowed by negative experiences.